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Joshua Paul Kolar
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Joshua Paul Kolar serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Jan 30, 2024 by a 66–25 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Jan 30, 2024
- Senate vote
- 66–25
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1976
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Jan 30, 2024
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., 1999
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 2003
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2005, 2006-2007; Law clerk, Hon. Wayne R. Andersen, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005-2006; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 2007-2018; national security lead and antiterrorism advisory council coordinator, 2015-2018; U.S. Navy Reserve (formerly U.S. Naval Reserve) (highest rank: lieutenant commander), 2009-2014, 2015-; U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, Kabul, Afghanistan, 2014-2015
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